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Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 10937 (Terracing: 8204, Seating: 2515, VIP seats: 218) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jari Alenius got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Ortega in the 6th minute of play forced Inter de Guayaquil FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Hellkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jörn Svartengren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inter de Guayaquil FC's Sebastian Hellkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Inter de Guayaquil FC from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute of the game Zsigmond Gyarmati made a throw-in which Erk Hong played forward. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Thorbjörn Hong hit a great ball. Jari Alenius had several of the Inter de Guayaquil FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 15 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Sebastian Hellkvist as he didn't even see the shot coming. 24 minutes into the game, Jörn Svartengren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Vellito Alguerdo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jörn Svartengren in the 26th minute of play. 32 minutes in the game Diego Beckenbauer did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Pertti Koskenkorva. A sloppy throw-in by Diego Beckenbauer in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Inter de Guayaquil FC's Ramon Alaejos. 37 minutes into the match, Inter de Guayaquil FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Ortega came free, but Sebastian Hellkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Inter de Guayaquil FC's Sebastian Hellkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Alenius in the 38th minute of play. Inter de Guayaquil FC's Mateusz Giertych quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Thorbjörn Hong, made in the 44th minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jörn Svartengren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Hellkvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! With an all-out effort, Inter de Guayaquil FC's Vellito Alguerdo threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jörn Svartengren, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jörn Svartengren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Vellito Alguerdo made a huge save. Jari Alenius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inter de Guayaquil FC made a substitution. Humberto Barragan replaced Lorenzo Acutain. Inter de Guayaquil FC made a substitution. Éric Cantona replaced Jörn Svartengren. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Éric Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Éric Cantona in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vellito Alguerdo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakub Ziombkowski in the 87th minute of play. Humberto Barragan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. NAGANO F.C made a substitution. 谢辰森 replaced Pertti Koskenkorva. NAGANO F.C made a substitution. Gabriel Batistuta replaced Jari Alenius. If Ariel Ortega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Inter de Guayaquil FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Batistuta came free, but Sebastian Hellkvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.